Francis Louis Peters

1896 Ludington, Michigan - 1976 Muskegon, Michigan

 

 

Continuation of tree (4th child of Gedeon Pitre/Arthemise Clement); all known surname descendants:

                9          Francis Louis Peters  b: 29 April 1896  Ludington, Mason, MI; d: 20 July 1976  Muskegon, Muskegon, MI

                                    +Catherine Magdalene Bladzik  b: 29 April 1898  Manistee, Manistee, MI; m: 29 December 1920  Ludington, Mason, MI [Vincent John/Ludwika Mary Kanowski]; d: 11 February 1975  Ludington, Mason, MI

                             10          Rose Alma Peters  b: 1 December 1921  Ludington, Mason, MI; d: 28 May 1994  Lansing, Ingham, MI

                                              +Volney L. Moore  b: 27 September 1920  Luther, Lake, MI; m: 4 January 1939  Reed City, Osceola, MI [Orval/Myrtle Clother]; d: 11 December 1988  Lansing, Ingham, MI

                             10          Lawrence Joseph Peters  b: 7 June 1924  Ludington, Mason, MI;; d: 17 December 1971  Saginaw, Saginaw, MI

                             10          Virginia Marie Peters  b: 1 July 1927  Ludington, Mason, MI; d: 5 September 1990  Lansing, Ingham, MI

                                               +Henry Moses Smith  b: 20 June 1914  Luther, Lake, MI; m: 1 December 1945  Luther, Lake, MI [Benjamin J./Mary E. Pangburn]; d: 18 March 1966  Lansing, Ingham, MI

                                            *2nd Husband of Virginia Marie Peters:

                                               +Lawrence I. Proctor  b: Abt. 1932; m: December 1967; d: Aft. September 1990

                             10          Evelyn Jean Peters  b: 26 May 1929  Ludington, Mason, MI; d: 15 July 1996  Ludington, Mason, MI

                                              11       James Peters  b: June 1950  Ludington, Mason, MI

                             10          Loretta Peters  b: Abt. 1931  Ludington, Mason, MI; d: Aft. January 2013

                                                +Louis Gimbutis  b: 12 August 1927  Chicago, Cook, IL; m: 15 July 1949  Ludington, Mason, MI [John/Juliana Daukaite]; d: 14 January 2013  Scottville, Mason, MI

 

 

Notes for Francis Louis Peters:

Census

- 1930 Ludington, Mason, Michigan:  Frank Peters 33 (watch factory/pressman), wife Catherine 32, Rose 8, Laurence 5, Virginia 2, Evelyn 11 months.

 

- 1940

- 1950 Ludington, Mason, MI:  Lawrence J. Peters 24 cutting wire/wire & steel co., sister Evelyn J. 20, mother Madgaline Pitre 49 (sep), Evelyn’s son James Pitre (June).

WWII Records:  Frank L. Peters, res. 407 E. Dowland St., Ludington, MI; b. 29 Apr 1896 Ludington, MI; contact Catherine Peters; 5' 2", 110 lbs., blue eyes & brown hair, light complexion; 27 Apr 1942 Ludington, MI.

 

Tombstone Inscription, Oakwood Cemetery, Muskegon, MI:  Frank L. / Peters / PFC / US Army / World War I / Apr. 29, 1896 / Jul. 20, 1976

 

Notes for Catherine Bladzik:

Obituary:  Ludington Daily News (MI), Wednesday, 12 February 1975:  Mrs. Catherine M. Peters, 76, of 328 E. Dowland St. died at 4:18 p.m. Tuesday at Memorial Hospital of Mason County where she had been a patient for one hour.  Catherine Magdalene Bladzik, was born April 29, 1898 in Manistee.  She grew up and attended school in Manistee and Fountain and moved to Ludington when she was 20-years-old.  She was married in 1920 in Ludington to Frank L. Peters, who survives.  Surviving also are four daughters, Mrs. Volney (Rose Alma) Moore and Mrs. Larry (Virginia) Proctor, both of Lansing, Eveline J. Peters, with whom she made her home and Mrs. Louis (Loretta) Gimbutis of Scottville; one brother, Felix Bladzik; both of Wisconsin, two sisters, Mrs. Tony (Helen) Kubis and Mrs. John (Margaret) Pietroske, of Fountain; 14 grandchildren, several great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.  She was preceded in death by her parents, Vincent and Ludwika Bladzik, a son, Lawrence J. Peters and four brothers and one sister.  Mass of the Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the St. Simon Catholic Church with the Rev. Thomas Schiller officiating.  Interment will be in St. John Cantius Church Cemetery in Free Soil.  Friends may call at the Dorrell Funeral Home after 7 p.m. today where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.  A scripture service for family and friends will be held at the funeral home at 8 p.m. Thursday. 

 

Obituaries for the children:

Rose Alma Peters:  Lansing State Journal (Lansing, MI), Monday, 30 May 1994:  Moore, Rose Alma.  Lansing - Age 71, died May 28, 1994.  Born December 1, 1922 in Ludington, MI.  Mrs. Moore was preceded in death by her husband, Volney 'Lucky'; a son, Vernon; a sister, Virginia; and a brother, Lawrence.  Surviving are 3 daughters, Caroline (Dick) Dunigan of St. Johns, Judith (Bill) Bouck of Remus, and Ginny Becker of Lansing; 7 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and 2 sisters, Evelyn Peters of Ludington, and Loretta (Louie) Gimbutis of Scottville.  Funeral services will be held Wednesday, June 1 at 2:30 p.m. in the Gorsline-Runciman Co. Lansing Chapel.  Interment in East Lawn Memory Gardens.  Friends may call at the chapel beginning Tuesday at 2 p.m., where the family will receive friends from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.  In memory of Mrs. Moore, contributions may be made to Visiting Nurse Hospice, Holt, MI.

Tombstone Inscription, East Lawn Memory Gardens, Okemos, MI:  Volney Lee Moore / PVT US Army / World War II / Sep. 27, 1920 - Dec. 11, 1988 / Rose E. Moore / 1921 - 1994

 

Lawrence Joseph Peters:  Ludington Daily News (MI), Saturday, 18 December 1971:  Lawrence Joseph Peters, 47, of 328 E. Dowland St., formerly of 502 E. Danaher St., died at 4:30 p.m. Friday at Saginaw Veterans' Hospital, where he had been a patient since October.  He was born June 7, 1924 in Ludington.  He is a graduate of St. Simon grade school and Ludington High School.  He served in the European theater with the U.S. Army during World War II.  Following the war, he worked at Handy Things Mfg. Co., Atkinson Mfg. Co., Star Watch Case and the Reynolds Sawmill at Fountain.  He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Catherine Bladik Peters of Baywood Nursing Home; his father, Frank L. Peters of Muskegon; four sisters, Miss Eveline J. Peters, with whom he made his home on Dowland Street, Mrs. Volney (Rose Alma) Moore and Mrs. Larry (Virginia) Proctor, both of Lansing, Mrs. Louis (Loretta) Gimbutis of Scottville; nieces and nephews.  Requiem Mass will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Simon Catholic Church.  Dorrell Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Tombstone Inscription, Pere Marquette Cemetery, Ludington, MI:  Lawrence J. Peters / Michigan / PVT 582 SIGNAL AW BN / World War II / June 17, 1924 - Dec. 17, 1971

 

Virginia M. Peters:  Lansing State Journal (Lansing, MI), Friday, 7 September 1990:  Proctor, Virginia M. (Peters), Lansing - Age 63, died Wednesday, September 5, 1990.  Surviving are her husband Larry L.; 3 daughters, Mrs. Jerry (Judie) Oles of Evart, Mrs. Joyce Ward of Lansing and Mrs. Bruce (June) Steimer of Dayton, OH; 4 sons, John Smith and Jerry Smith, both of California, James (Laura) Smith of Springport and Joseph Smith of Lansing; 4 grandchildren, Paula, Robert and William Oles and Joseph Smith Jr.  She was preceded in death by a grandson, Robert Lee Oles September 7, 1978.  At Mrs. Proctor's request there will be no funeral services.  The family will receive friends Friday, 1 p.m. at the residence, 1910 W. Jolly Road.  Arrangements by the Chapel In The Pines Funeral Home.

Tombstone Inscription, Valley Cemetery, Luther, MI:  Henry M. Smith / Michigan / TEC5 229 AAA SLT BN CAC / World War II / June 20, 1914 - March 18, 1966

 

 

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